2022 Division III Championships: Kenyon’s Yurii Kosian Sets 200 Back Record
Kenyon’s Yurii Kosian notched an NCAA record Saturday morning at the 2022 Division III Championships, firing off a 1:43.43 in the men’s 200 backstroke. That downs a record that had held for seven years and capped a quick morning session.
It’s only a brief diversion, though, from what is shaping up as an epic title race on the women’s side. Entering the final day of four at the meet, just 4.5 points separate the top three. Kenyon leads with 311 points, but Emory (307) and Denison (306.5) are right on their heels. The women have a busy night, with 3-meter diving in the night session plus the 1,650 freestyles and the 400 free relays.
Keynon has five A finalists and three B finalists. Emory has four A finalists and five B finalists. Denison has 4 A finalists and one B finalist, though three for Denison are in the final heat 1,650 free. Emory’s 1,650 contingent will finish no worse than ninth and 10th, Kenyon’s 12th and 14th. Emory also has two divers, Denison one with none for Kenyon.
If it comes down to the 400 free relay, Denison is seeded second, with Emory third and Kenyon fourth.
A blow-by-blow recap of the morning
2022 NCAA Division III Championships Links
- Live Results
- Meet Page
- Division III News Page
- Men’s Psych Sheets
- Women’s Psych Sheets
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 1 Results
- Day 2 Prelims
- Day 2 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Results
- Day 3 Prelims
2022 NCAA Division III Championships Team Scores
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 28 1. Emory 338 2. Denison 257 3. Johns Hopkins 248 4. Williams 234 5. Chicago 223 6. Kenyon 216.5 7. Mit 186.5 8. Claremont MS 172 9. Wash U MO 112 10. John Carroll 89 11. Carnegie Mellon 72 12. Rowan 70 13. Pomona-Pitzer 62 14. Nyu 61 15. Calvin 57 16. UW Eau Claire 47 17. Franklin & Marshall 45 18. Cal Lutheran 44 19. Ithaca 39 20. Tufts 36 21. Suny Geneseo 34 21. Tcnj 34 23. Trinity University 29 23. Whitman 29 25. Bates 24 25. Rhodes College 24 27. Whitworth 22 28. Caltech 21 29. Westminster 20 30. Coast Guard 18 31. Springfield College 14 32. Swarthmore 12 33. Conn College 9 34. Birmingham Southern 6 35. Hope College 5 36. Franklin College 3 36. Catholic UA 3 38. Colby 2 38. Bowdoin 2 40. Carthage 1 40. Roger Williams 1 40. Gustavus 1
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 29 1. Kenyon 311 2. Emory 307 3. Denison 306.5 4. Williams 223 5. Tufts 156 6. Chicago 155 7. Pomona-Pitzer 151 8. Mit 132 9. Johns Hopkins 130.5 10. Claremont MS 118.5 11. St. Kate's 103 12. Amherst 101 12. Nyu 101 14. Bates 90.5 15. Conn College 54 16. Bowdoin 49 17. Wheaton MA 43 18. Wash U MO 33 19. Hope College 26 20. Nazareth 25 21. Mary Washington 24 22. Tcnj 16 22. Ithaca 16 24. Carnegie Mellon 14.5 25. Wittenberg 14 26. Illinois Wesleyan 13 27. Caltech 11 28. Albion 10.5 29. Trinity University 9 30. Gustavus 8 30. Middlebury 8 32. Colby 7 33. Ursinus 6 33. Centre 6 35. Colorado College 4 36. Uw-Stevens Point 2 37. Wellesley 1 37. Whitworth 1 37. Suny Cortland 1
Men’s 100 freestyle
A time of 44.2 didn’t make the A final. A 44.6 missed the B final in a deep sprinting field. Tobe Obochi took top honors in prelims, the MIT sophomore going 43.44. (Later in the session, he clocked a 43.33 to lead MIT to the top seed in the 400 free relay.) He was .21 up on 50 free champ Kevin Gillooly of Rowan. Nicholas Goudie of Emory finished third in 43.79, with Julian Iturbe also cracking 44 seconds.
Among the B finalists is 200 free champ Jamie Lovette.
Event 32 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 42.98 3/24/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
Meet Qualify: 44.66
2019 Winner: 43.31 Trey Kolleck, Emory
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Obochi, Tobe SO MIT 43.82 43.44
21.05 43.44 (22.39)
2 Gillooly, Kevin 5Y Rowan 43.93 43.65
21.05 43.65 (22.60)
3 Goudie, Nicholas SO Emory 43.93 43.79
20.63 43.79 (23.16)
4 Iturbe, Julian 5Y Calvin 44.08 43.91
21.30 43.91 (22.61)
5 McChesney, James SO TCNJ 43.81 44.03
21.03 44.03 (23.00)
6 Ike, Trey JR Denison 44.25 44.09
20.78 44.09 (23.31)
7 Davenport, Nat 5Y Johns Hopkins 45.08 44.14
20.71 44.14 (23.43)
8 Berry, Nathan JR Bates 45.27 44.17
20.76 44.17 (23.41)
Women’s 100 freestyle
Emory needs a big move in the 100 free. Taylor Leone is in position to help, going 50.16 in prelims to get the top seed. Teammate Caroline Maki is third. The top eight are separated by .61 seconds. Alex Turvey of Pomona-Pitzer, the top seed entering the meet and the only sub-50 time this season, was second din 50.32. Kenyon looms with Emmie Mirus fifth and Alexandra White seventh.
Event 33 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 48.98 3/20/2010 Kendra Stern, Amherst
Meet Qualify: 51.29
2019 Winner: 49.37 Fiona Muir, Emory
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Leone, Taylor SR Emory 50.67 50.16
23.54 50.16 (26.62)
2 Turvey, Alex SO Pomona-Pitzer 49.96 50.32
24.06 50.32 (26.26)
3 Maki, Caroline JR Emory 50.35 50.34
23.86 50.34 (26.48)
4 Turney, Avery FR Pomona-Pitzer 50.49 50.51
23.93 50.51 (26.58)
5 Mirus, Emmie SR Kenyon 50.29 50.53
23.93 50.53 (26.60)
6 Culibrk, Tara JR Denison 51.05 50.72
24.67 50.72 (26.05)
7 White, Alexandra JR Kenyon 50.97 50.75
24.27 50.75 (26.48)
8 Hofstede, Ellen JR Gustavus 50.10 50.77
24.32 50.77 (26.45)
Men’s 200 backstroke
Yurii Kosian downed the only NCAA record of the morning session, going 1:43.43 in the 200 back. The record had belonged to Harrison Curley of Kenyon since 2015 at 1:43.49. That’s also six tenths quicker than the winning time from the 2019 championships.
Holding onto the top spot won’t be easy. Whitman’s Tanner Filion finished second in 1:43.60. Jack Wadsworth of Ithaca is second in 1:44.07. There’s precedent this week for a prelims record set by a non-winner in the event, with Kosian’s teammate David Fitch having that fate befall him in the 100 fly.
Event 32 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA Record: * 42.98 3/24/2018 Oliver Smith, Emory
Meet Qualify: 44.66
2019 Winner: 43.31 Trey Kolleck, Emory
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Obochi, Tobe SO MIT 43.82 43.44
21.05 43.44 (22.39)
2 Gillooly, Kevin 5Y Rowan 43.93 43.65
21.05 43.65 (22.60)
3 Goudie, Nicholas SO Emory 43.93 43.79
20.63 43.79 (23.16)
4 Iturbe, Julian 5Y Calvin 44.08 43.91
21.30 43.91 (22.61)
5 McChesney, James SO TCNJ 43.81 44.03
21.03 44.03 (23.00)
6 Ike, Trey JR Denison 44.25 44.09
20.78 44.09 (23.31)
7 Davenport, Nat 5Y Johns Hopkins 45.08 44.14
20.71 44.14 (23.43)
8 Berry, Nathan JR Bates 45.27 44.17
20.76 44.17 (23.41)
Women’s 200 backstroke
A three-swimmer race in the final appears to be in the offing. Third in that reckoning from prelims is reigning champ Crile Hart of Kenyon, who went 1:58.86.
The also the only non-freshman among the top five. Williams rookie Sophia Verkleeren set the pace in 1:58.52. Kate Augustyn of MIT was second in 1:58.84. Hart is one of three swimmers with 1:57s to their names this season, with Bates’ Sophie Cassily and Megan Jungers of Emory. They qualified fifth and sixth, respectively.
Event 35 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA Record: * 1:55.67 3/24/2018 Crile Hart, Kenyon
Meet Qualify: 2:02.89
2019 Winner: 1:56.62 Crile Hart, Kenyon
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Verkleeren, Sophia FR Williams 2:00.45 1:58.52
28.12 57.95 (29.83)
1:27.88 (29.93) 1:58.52 (30.64)
2 Augustyn, Kate FR MIT 1:59.16 1:58.84
27.69 57.71 (30.02)
1:28.25 (30.54) 1:58.84 (30.59)
3 Hart, Crile SR Kenyon 1:57.62 1:58.86
27.95 57.78 (29.83)
1:28.21 (30.43) 1:58.86 (30.65)
4 Kraus, Sara FR Hope 1:58.60 1:59.59
28.17 58.47 (30.30)
1:29.30 (30.83) 1:59.59 (30.29)
5 Cassily, Sophie FR Bates 1:57.98 1:59.84
27.62 57.92 (30.30)
1:28.82 (30.90) 1:59.84 (31.02)
6 Jungers, Megan SO Emory 1:57.66 1:59.94
26.90 56.58 (29.68)
1:27.44 (30.86) 1:59.94 (32.50)
7 Mitchum, Jamee JR CMS 2:01.28 2:00.06
28.18 58.53 (30.35)
1:29.39 (30.86) 2:00.06 (30.67)
8 Smith, Olivia JR Kenyon 2:00.41 2:00.22
27.76 58.11 (30.35)
1:29.71 (31.60) 2:00.22 (30.51)
Men’s 200 breaststroke
Emory’s Jason Hamilton, the reigning champ, was first in prelims, the senior going 1:57.27. He was just shy of a half-second upon Michael Bylander of UWEC in 1:57.74. The top seed entering the meet, Jacob Grover of Williams, went 1:58.52 for the fourth seed. He has been 1:56.57 this season.
Event 36 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA Record: * 1:50.80 3/18/2017 Andrew Wilson, Emory
Meet Qualify: 2:00.10
2019 Winner: 1:57.34 Jason Hamilton, Emory
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Hamilton, Jason SR Emory 1:56.47 1:57.27
26.58 56.49 (29.91)
1:26.86 (30.37) 1:57.27 (30.41)
2 Bylander, Michael SR UWEC 1:56.98 1:57.74
26.90 56.74 (29.84)
1:26.84 (30.10) 1:57.74 (30.90)
3 Stride, Brandon JR Johns Hopkins 1:59.25 1:58.48
27.67 57.50 (29.83)
1:28.05 (30.55) 1:58.48 (30.43)
4 Grover, Jacob SO Williams 1:56.57 1:58.52
26.67 56.48 (29.81)
1:27.36 (30.88) 1:58.52 (31.16)
4 Hao, Kevin SR Wash U 1:58.36 1:58.52
26.90 56.36 (29.46)
1:27.02 (30.66) 1:58.52 (31.50)
6 Huang, Roderick FR MIT 1:59.51 1:58.63
27.22 57.41 (30.19)
1:27.83 (30.42) 1:58.63 (30.80)
7 Wu, Kyle JR Johns Hopkins 1:57.66 1:58.68
26.46 56.18 (29.72)
1:27.06 (30.88) 1:58.68 (31.62)
8 Grady, Ryan SR Whitworth 1:57.57 1:58.88
26.52 56.39 (29.87)
1:27.36 (30.97) 1:58.88 (31.52)
Women’s 200 breaststroke
St. Kate’s Jordyn Wentzel secured the top seed in 2:12.37, a second ahead of the field. No shock there, since she entered with the fastest seed time by more than two seconds over the field, a time that is the NCAA record. She was just a tenth off of the winning time in 2019 in the morning.
The field will be chasing her. Second was Amanda Wager of Williams in 2:13.61. Kenyon’s Jennah Fadely finished third in 2:14.63.
Event 37 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA Record: * 2:10.66 2/19/2022 Jordyn Wentzel, St. Kate's
Meet Record: ! 2:12.27 3/24/2018 KT Kustritz, Denison
Meet Qualify: 2:20.71
2019 Winner: 2:12.33 KT Kustritz, Denison
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wentzel, Jordyn SR St. Kate's 2:10.66 2:12.37
30.96 1:04.76 (33.80)
1:38.02 (33.26) 2:12.37 (34.35)
2 Wager, Amanda SO Williams 2:12.98 2:13.61
30.45 1:04.05 (33.60)
1:38.56 (34.51) 2:13.61 (35.05)
3 Fadely, Jennah FR Kenyon 2:17.08 2:14.63
29.81 1:03.89 (34.08)
1:39.01 (35.12) 2:14.63 (35.62)
4 Brooks, Kinsey SO Mary Washington 2:16.24 2:15.67
30.18 1:04.29 (34.11)
1:39.61 (35.32) 2:15.67 (36.06)
5 Lewis, Augusta SR CMS 2:16.16 2:16.07
30.51 1:04.57 (34.06)
1:39.87 (35.30) 2:16.07 (36.20)
6 Bates, Edie SR Emory 2:18.39 2:16.08
30.96 1:06.04 (35.08)
1:41.51 (35.47) 2:16.08 (34.57)
7 Rohovit, Taylor FR Johns Hopkins 2:16.24 2:16.42
31.01 1:05.78 (34.77)
1:40.95 (35.17) 2:16.42 (35.47)
8 Wishnack, Charlotte FR Williams 2:16.18 2:16.78
30.46 1:04.45 (33.99)
1:39.84 (35.39) 2:16.78 (36.94)
